Pancakes R Us
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Thanks. Even those shots look awesome! What size/make of TV do you have?
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GB/GBC/GBA Collecting Thread
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_PixelNinja
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Yay! I finally managed to get my hands on Mother 1+2 and Mother 3 in near perfect condition:
My GBA collection so far going slow but surely:
My GBA collection so far going slow but surely:
PumpkinSpice
Banned
It fixes all the problems with GameBoy Player, which are:
- GameBoy Player has mad latency, very noticable to the point of making games like Mario almost unplayable on my TV. GBI's normal version is 2 to 3 frames latency, which is pretty good, and there are low-latency + ultra low-latency versions that are 1-2 and <1 frames latency respectively.
- Due to GBA putting out video at a slightly lower refresh rate from NTSC 59.94hz, you have to reconcile this difference with an extra frame every few seconds. GBP doesn't really do this properly, every 4 or 5 seconds you'll see a massive stutter on screen as several frames are repeated in a really strange way (sixfortyfive looked into this a while back and found "there will be a burst of 5 to 8 duplicate frames in less than half a second."). For games that scroll slowly (most original GameBoy games) its not so bad, but anything that scrolls quick it's super distracting. GBI does this conversion properly in the normal and "low latency" version (1 repeated frame every few seconds), while the "ultra-low latency" version outputs as close to the native GBA rate as possible, allowing the TV to just change refresh rate if it can.
- GBP outputs natively to interlaced 480i video, scaling GBA "160p" to 320 in an ugly blurry way and spitting it out interlaced. If you have big money you can buy component cables and output 480p but it's still blurry. Another option is to use swiss and output to 240p, which causes the GBP to do no scaling and just output pixels natively, which is a huge improvement, and on a CRT or good scaler you can get the nice retro scanline look. GBI does this natively.
- The GBP button mappings kinda suck:
The best option for GBP is actually to hook up a GBA via the GC-GBA link cable and use that.Code:[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kR9XBfG.png[/IMG]
GBI's mapping is way more sensible:
Code:For low latency versions: A / B - A / B Z - Select Start - Start D-Pad, Stick, C-Stick - D-Pad L, Y / R, X - L / R Reset - Reset
Mapping select to Z makes may more sense and frees up X/Y to map to L/R, making way better use of face buttons.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Getting close to finishing Harmony of Dissonance. It's so good, it's probably my favorite Castlevania game. I know a lot of people like to rag on the music but it's just so much fun to play.
sixteen-bit
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HOD never did anything for me. I only played it in 2006 or so when the double pack came out, and ended up liking AOS way more. Maybe I should revisit it.
TheMoon
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You'd think they would put that out first ... you know, because it says "Kid" and...bla
El Pescado
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Did you guys know a device to copy GameBoy Camera photos straight to an SD Card was released last month and promptly sold out with no future production run in sight?
I would have been all over that had I known about it before it was too late.
I would have been all over that had I known about it before it was too late.
sixteen-bit
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I think I follow the designer or manufacturer of that thing on Instagram. I should have mentioned it here but it slipped my mind.Did you guys know a device to copy GameBoy Camera photos straight to an SD Card was released last month and promptly sold out with no future production run in sight?
I would have been all over that had I known about it before it was too late.
Okay, so question for collectors. Was there ever some kind of adapter for the Game Boy Micro that allowed it to connect to a GBA Link Cable or a GBA/GCN adapter? I'm wondering because if there is then I could theoretically get one, connect it to my GCN/GBA adapter, plug that into the Smash 4 Gamecube controller adapter, use that with my PC, and then I could play PC games with DAT D-PAD.
But, I searched a little bit on EBay and didn't see any kind of an adapter. I vaguely remember there being one back when the Micro came out (and I never got it because I figured I could just do link cable or GBA/GCN stuff with my old GBAs), but I could be remembering wrong.
But, I searched a little bit on EBay and didn't see any kind of an adapter. I vaguely remember there being one back when the Micro came out (and I never got it because I figured I could just do link cable or GBA/GCN stuff with my old GBAs), but I could be remembering wrong.
El Pescado
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My heart is broken. I have three GameBoy Cameras full of photos I wish I could rescue. This would have issued in a new era of GameBoy photos for me.
sixteen-bit
Member
Might want to back them up on one of those interact memory managers in the mean time before the batteries die.
If you have a capture card, you could always record them off a Super Game Boy or Game Boy Player as well.
Rodney McKay
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Okay, so question for collectors. Was there ever some kind of adapter for the Game Boy Micro that allowed it to connect to a GBA Link Cable or a GBA/GCN adapter? I'm wondering because if there is then I could theoretically get one, connect it to my GCN/GBA adapter, plug that into the Smash 4 Gamecube controller adapter, use that with my PC, and then I could play PC games with DAT D-PAD.
But, I searched a little bit on EBay and didn't see any kind of an adapter. I vaguely remember there being one back when the Micro came out (and I never got it because I figured I could just do link cable or GBA/GCN stuff with my old GBAs), but I could be remembering wrong.
Not sure about a GBA Micro to GCN controller adapter, but there is a GBA Micro to regular GBA link cable adapter, but it was kinda expensive last I checked on ebay. I think there's a GBA Micro wireless link cable too, but that only works for like 3-4 game I think, and it's also expensive for what it is.
I wanted to trade pokemon with myself (I have a GBA Micro and SP), but I couldn't without the link cable adapter. But it was actually cheaper for me to buy a used original GBA and use that to trade pokemon.
Did you guys know a device to copy GameBoy Camera photos straight to an SD Card was released last month and promptly sold out with no future production run in sight?
I would have been all over that had I known about it before it was too late.
I contacted them today and they are doing a second run. Here's the response I got:
Dr. Feel Good
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Custom mods exist.
sixteen-bit
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El Pescado
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Yay! I am very happy!
TheMoon
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no. no DS or 3DS chargers work with GBA.
GBA has its own charger with a big connector. DS onwards uses smaller ones.
There are third party chargers for DSlite+GBA though. I got one from BigBen years ago that I use for my DSLite and GBA. They have both connectors on the same cable.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Original fat DS charger works on GBA SP if you happen to have that.
Original DS is the same charger as the SP, smaller ones were used from DS Lite onward.
Playing Summon Night: Swordcraft Story on the GBA for the podcast since it's one of my gf's favorites and we're finally getting a mainline Summon Night release one of these days.
Episode won't be out for over a month, still working on the editing for 2/3rds of Spooktober, lulz
The game is really fun, though! Easy and quick weapon crafting sequence and some really Tales-looking 2D combat. Not bad. Main dude's design and aspirations are totally a Naruto clone.
Episode won't be out for over a month, still working on the editing for 2/3rds of Spooktober, lulz
The game is really fun, though! Easy and quick weapon crafting sequence and some really Tales-looking 2D combat. Not bad. Main dude's design and aspirations are totally a Naruto clone.
whiterabbit
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I got reunited with my old GBA/GB collection this weekend. It was fun playing some Super Mario Land 2 again, but I hate how you lose the six coins you have if you get a game over.
I can't find my chargers, so I need to rebuy those, and I lost or misplaced my Game Boy Micro in the process of moving a few years ago.
I can't find my chargers, so I need to rebuy those, and I lost or misplaced my Game Boy Micro in the process of moving a few years ago.
whiterabbit
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I got a charger so my SP works again and my original "phat" DS. I'm glad they still work. I found a game boy pocket in my room, which unfortunately didn't work.
I bought a used cartridge of Dr. Mario. It's kind of dated because of the whole black and white thing, so capsules don't appear in color. The sound also cut out on me when I was playing it too. Never had that happen before. I'm wondering if it's a common glitch.
I just played operation c. Forgot I had the game. It's fun but really hard as contra games tend to be...
I bought a used cartridge of Dr. Mario. It's kind of dated because of the whole black and white thing, so capsules don't appear in color. The sound also cut out on me when I was playing it too. Never had that happen before. I'm wondering if it's a common glitch.
I just played operation c. Forgot I had the game. It's fun but really hard as contra games tend to be...
PumpkinSpice
Banned
GameCube homebrew software to replace the stock GameBoy Player software. Good because the GBP hardware is often sold without the software (for much cheaper) plus it's a much better implementation as stated above.
sixteen-bit
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Another bonus is now you're free to color match to your system of choice (AFAIK the spice and indigo GBP weren't sold outside Japan).
Pancakes R Us
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Damn, I didn't know about this. I'll need to take out my GC and GBP sometime. My system is modded with a (I think) Xeno chip so it's multi-region.
Hey GBA folks, I've got mod questions.
I have an AGS 101, and it's pretty much on death's door. The battery lights flicker randomly, it doesn't take a charge anymore, and the case is scratched to hell. Screen is excellent though. I want to jam that screen into a working GBA 001.
My OG GBA is the 40 pin model. I ordered a new adapter that makes no mention of the soldering of a power wire to the motherboard, and I've seen several videos where people mention that it's no longer required on newer connectors for the 40 pin model.
Is this true?
I have an AGS 101, and it's pretty much on death's door. The battery lights flicker randomly, it doesn't take a charge anymore, and the case is scratched to hell. Screen is excellent though. I want to jam that screen into a working GBA 001.
My OG GBA is the 40 pin model. I ordered a new adapter that makes no mention of the soldering of a power wire to the motherboard, and I've seen several videos where people mention that it's no longer required on newer connectors for the 40 pin model.
Is this true?
whiterabbit
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The final castle in Super Mario Land 2 is so hard. I'm kind of stuck. I think I've beaten this before, but damn if it isn't the hardest level in the whole game.
You don't need to, but it does make it a hell of a lot brighter.
Huh! Interesting. I don't really want this thing to be at maximum brightness of the AGS 101... would it be roughly in line with the base brightness sans wire?
whiterabbit
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I just finished Super Mario Land 2. The final level took me around 35 lives to beat, but I finally did it. Playing on a blue Game Boy Advance SP.
entremet
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I really wish I could also contribute more to this thread but unfortunately I can't afford to collect for the GBA as I have commitments with other consoles... but for now I am just going to post my small humble bits.
Look at that beautiful sprite art.
I'm actually playing the iOS version now. Sorry! But it's so convenient! Play here and there while in queues and such.
whiterabbit
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I agree. There should have been at least one check point in the level. At least there are quite a few mushrooms and a carrot power up in the level. It felt really rewarding to beat it finally though.
I'd say the overall feel of the game is a negative against the game. Pretty easily the weakest Mario game.
That last level and Wario boss fights were the highlights for me.
Taco_Human
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Any good way to get in the modding scene? I have two 001 model SPs and a single 101 SP. I'd like to replace the case of one of the 001s. Possibly give one of the 001s I own a 101 screen too.
Edit: my Micro needs fixed shoulder buttons too.
Edit: my Micro needs fixed shoulder buttons too.
It's been a long time since I've seen one in person but as I recall it's far dimmer than the low 101 setting, attaching the wire brings it up close but certainly nowhere near the brightest 101 setting.
Pancakes R Us
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Well done. I thnk this was my first OG GB game back in the day. Had so much fun with it. Bunny ears FTW.
Seven Force
Banned
I never found Wario's Castle to be difficult at all. (Though it's definitely a step up from the rest of the game, difficulty wise) It's probably the one Mario game I could confidently say I could beat without being hit once at all.
Then again, I've always had weird taste in Mario games. SML2, 3D Land and SMB3 are my favorite games in the series. *shrug*
Then again, I've always had weird taste in Mario games. SML2, 3D Land and SMB3 are my favorite games in the series. *shrug*
whiterabbit
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Thanks! I think it was one of my first GB games too. I never had the original Mario Land until I got it on 3DS virtual console. I like that one too.
Now onto Wario Land! (or give it a try at least)
Pancakes R Us
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I played Mario Land on GB years after playing SML 2. I was shocked at the visuals after the visually awesome SML 2.
sixteen-bit
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Yeah they're terrible looking, right?
D.Lo
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Mario Land 1 was a launch game on an an entirely new category of game machine. They were still working out the screen at that point. It was still pretty impressive back in 1990 when I first saw it.
Mario Land 2 was three years later, an eternity in progress terms back then. That's the same time period between first generation simple Famicom games like Donkey Kong, and the Legend of Zelda. Or SMB1 and SMB3.
Mario Land 2 was quite a graphical and content showcase for the system but has pretty crappy floaty jumps, while Mario Land is pretty close to SMB1 physics (with a little less momentum).
Mario Land 2 was three years later, an eternity in progress terms back then. That's the same time period between first generation simple Famicom games like Donkey Kong, and the Legend of Zelda. Or SMB1 and SMB3.
Mario Land 2 was quite a graphical and content showcase for the system but has pretty crappy floaty jumps, while Mario Land is pretty close to SMB1 physics (with a little less momentum).